Legal Opinion
Pope, Mcglamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, P.C. v. Dubois
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 14, 2017No. 2160197Published
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Judge.
Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, P.C. ("the firm"), appeals a judgment of the Etowah Circuit Court ("the trial court") denying its request for an award of attorney fees for its representation of Jason DuBois. We affirm.
Background
In August 2011, DuBois was working on a railroad crew that was traveling from Virginia to Maryland and was forced to jump from a runaway rail vehicle that was traveling more than 60 miles per hour. His injuries were severe and included skull, neck, and back fractures and swelling and bruising of his brain; he was hospitalized for several…
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- Reed v. BD. OF TRUSTEES FOR AL. STATE UNIV.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Peebles v. MileySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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